Anthropic says U.S. military can use its AI systems for missile defense

Defense chief Pete Hegseth has threatened to force the company to lift guardrails against greater military use of AI.

Pentagon threatens to make Anthropic a pariah if it refuses to drop AI guardrails

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei a Friday deadline to comply with demands to peel back safeguards on its AI model or risk losing a Pentagon contract.

DoD officials sent Anthropic final offer for military use of AI, sources say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic until Friday at 5 p.m. to grant the military unresticted use of its AI technology.

Nvidia’s Huang says any Pentagon–Anthropic rift is 'not the end of the world'

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighed in on a conflict between the Defense Department and its strategic partner on Thursday, saying it's “not the end of the world.”

Pentagon takes key step toward blacklisting Anthropic as Friday deadline to remove safeguards looms: report

The Pentagon has reportedly asked Boeing and Lockheed Martin to detail their reliance on Anthropic’s Claude chatbot ahead of a Friday deadline for the AI firm to either relax its safeguards or face blacklisting.

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon

Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition.

Pentagon sends ‘best and final offer’ to Anthropic on military use of Claude AI: Report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has set a Friday deadline for the company to grant full lawful AI to military access or risk losing its $200 million contract and being labeled a supply chain risk.

‘Incoherent’: Hegseth’s Anthropic ultimatum confounds AI policymakers

Tech lawyers and AI policymakers warn that the Pentagon’s plans to compel Anthropic to abandon its ethical red lines are contradictory and could chill partnerships between the government and Silicon Valley.